See You July 11th at the Arts Festival Picnic!
Join the Lutherans for a Picnic! It was so much fun last year, we're trying it again in 2009!
WHAT: Arts Festival Picnic
WHEN: Saturday, July 11th, 2009 - 11:30 am—1 pm
WHO: Alumni, students, & other friends of Lutheran Campus Ministry, Lutheran AIG and Lutheran Student Community at Penn State
WHERE: Sunset Park, State College
Lutheran Campus Ministry and Lutheran Student Community invite you and all our students, alums and friends to visit the Arts Festival and gather for a picnic lunch on Saturday, July 11 th at Sunset Park from 11:30 am - 1 pm. The picnic will be a great time to connect with friends, new and old, and get some nourishment for enjoying the festival. There is a play-area for the kids, and we have reserved a pavilion, so we’ll be gathering rain or shine.
There’ll be burgers, hotdogs and vegetarian options, plus salads, side dishes, drinks and dessert. We are asking for a donation of $5 per person to help cover costs.
If you have questions, contact Campus Minister Alicia Anderson at lutheran@psu.edu or phone at 814/865-0715.
Please RSVP with your name, email/phone and number attending by July 7 th , 2009 lutheran@psu.edu or 814/865-0715.
DIRECTIONS: Sunset Park is just north of campus in the College Heights neighborhood. Take Park Avenue to McKee Street (just across from North Halls). Follow McKee until it ends (about 1/2 mile) and the park is on the left side.
Bringing Lutheran Penn State Alumni Together
Alumni Interest Group
We are in the midst of forming an Alumni Interest Group with the Penn State Alumni Association. An Alumni Interest Group is made up of alumni with common interests or activities. The Lutheran Alumni Interest Group grows out of the common bond among Penn State Alumni who are Lutheran or have been associated with Lutheran Campus Ministry. Possible activities could include networking luncheons, a newsletter, annual gatherings, regional gatherings, and more. Alumni Interest Group Board Members will make the decisions about activities for the AIG.
In order to continue the process of forming this group within the Alumni Association, we are gathering signatures for a membership petition. By filling out the form below, you are agreeing that forming this Alumni Interest Group is a good idea, asking to be on the mailing list, and perhaps volunteering for some furhter involvement. All information will be kept private.
Lutheran Alumni Interest Group Mission Statement
To foster relationships among Lutheran Penn State alums
To foster relationships between Lutheran Penn State alums and current Penn State students
To foster relationships between Lutheran Penn State alums and Lutheran Campus Ministry at Penn State and the Lutheran Student Community in order to support Lutheran identity for students at Penn State
To support the mission of the Pennsylvania State University and the Penn State Alumni Association
Farewell to Luther House
and the University Lutheran
Center in State College
After decades of student ministry, the buildings on South Garner Street in State College where Lutheran Campus Ministry at Penn State has held community meals, Jawbone Coffee House, Bible studies and discussions, meetings and where students have lived in intentional Christian community are being torn down.
Luther House and the University Lutheran Center have been places of real ministry and Christian community over the past 40 years, and students, alums, and friends of the ministry are sad to see them go.
On Saturday, July 15th, 2006 a brief Service of Farewell was held on the driveway between the two houses. It was a time for prayer, memories and a chance to visit the buildings one final time.
After asbestos removal was completed, materials from the houses were salvaged by Tri-County Habitat for Humanity and materials saved will be used in the construction of decent, affordable houses or sold to raise money for Habitat.
Please contact Alicia Anderson (ara2@psu.edu) if you would like to contribute stories or photos for a memory book honoring Luther House and the University Lutheran Center, please send them to Alicia Anderson at ara2@psu.edu or 211A Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, University Park, PA 16802.
Updated 9 June 2009